I sort of get when OG medals winners ahead of her but not Stepanek, especially when you consider how relevant he is on ATP tour compared to Petra on WTA. I think her drop in popularity can be explained by 'raised' expectations from her but she failed to deliver them, so everybody sort of angry about it

Very good points.

Plus Radek probably received a lot of 'emotional' votes based on his recent heroic performance which is still fresh in memory, as he became the oldest player ever to win the decisive Davis Cup rubber, which is quite an achievement.

Moreover, in doubles he has a grand slam from AO and is No. 4 in the world.

But I agree that Petra should be probably ahead of him. May it serve as a motivation for her in the next season.

I sort of get when OG medals winners ahead of her but not Stepanek, especially when you consider how relevant he is on ATP tour compared to Petra on WTA. I think her drop in popularity can be explained by 'raised' expectations from her but she failed to deliver them, so everybody sort of angry about it

Quite the opposite. If you're elected as the best athlete in your country by a huge margin and the very next year you don't even make the top 10, it's actually a huge decline.

You COMPLETELY missed the point,Petronius...which is that it's bizarre to open a thread celebrating Petra's accomplishments from ONE YEAR AGO.Why not open one titled,'Petra wins middle school chess tournament!'??I'm happy for her past accomplishments,but I'd rather focus on the FUTURE than on stuff she didn't even do in this calendar year

It's a wonderful accomplishment for Petra,but it's a little bizarre to talk about it NOW,with the 2012 sports season almost over...we could open a thread 'announcing' her first Juniors tourney victory,too,I suppose

Quite the opposite. If you're elected as the best athlete in your country by a huge margin and the very next year you don't even make the top 10, it's actually a huge decline.

Petra is not even in the TOP10 this year and finished in the 14th place.

It's a wonderful accomplishment for Petra,but it's a little bizarre to talk about it NOW,with the 2012 sports season almost over...we could open a thread 'announcing' her first Juniors tourney victory,too,I suppose

Dec 1st, 2012 09:25 AM

Petronius

Re: Czech Athlete of the Year

Petra is not even in the TOP10 this year and finished in the 14th place.

Cech is not an adept, top 10 at best - there are much better athletes:
Kulhavy (in 2011 only) won World Cup, EU Champ, World Champ, 5 WC races, UCI 1st ranking in MTB, 2nd in WCH / marathon - and it was still "not enough".
Sablikova (speedskating) also won almost anything she has entered, including Rep Champ time trial on road bike.

There is a lot of other great athletes in CZ (for example Spotakova - javelin - is injury-free and has form for new world record) - we will see, ask again in November

He is one of the world's best goalkeepers and saved three penalties in the Champions League finals

The problem with other athletes is that they compete in obscure sport disciplines. Football is much bigger than mountain biking, speed skating and javelin combined...

As you say, we'll see in November. Petra, you can do it, defend that freaking Wimbledon title

Cech is not an adept, top 10 at best - there are much better athletes:
Kulhavy (in 2011 only) won World Cup, EU Champ, World Champ, 5 WC races, UCI 1st ranking in MTB, 2nd in WCH / marathon - and it was still "not enough".
Sablikova (speedskating) also won almost anything she has entered, including Rep Champ time trial on road bike.

There is a lot of other great athletes in CZ (for example Spotakova - javelin - is injury-free and has form for new world record) - we will see, ask again in November

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